Sunday, December 20, 2009

The last day....

Well my friends it seems to have finally come to an end. Kelly and I are getting picked up tomorrow at 6:20 am (local time) to go to the airport. But we made sure to make the last day as great as possible. We had our final scheduled tour in the morning though the first part was kinda boring since we went over the Vatican again. Afterward though we went though piazza navona. It was packed! Apparently there is a market that comes up only during the christmas holiday. They had all kinds of christmas items and a treat that looked like a giant doughnut that you can get topped with nutella. It looked delicious but we didn't get a chance to get one. In the middle of the square was a large fountain that looked pretty cool. Next up was the Pantheon. It was astonishing despite the fact that we didn't get to look at it very long since it had a church inside and services were starting up. It was interesting to see though that the dome was a perfect half sphere. It's amazing what you can apparently do with lots of free time and just about as many slaves.... The spanish steps were just steps to me but it seemed to be a pretty busy area. The worst part though was all the street peddlers that were out. Kelly and I got pretty annoyed after the, what seemed to be tenth one, wanted us to buy flowers. Once we got back to the hotel we tried to figure out what to do next. The only thing within walking distance was the Castel Sant' Angelo. This was originally a tomb for the Roman emperors but over time became a fortress for the popes. From the top though you get one of the best views of the city since there really aren't any skyscrapers here. It was fun though. I got to see all the weapons that were there (even if there weren't a lot).
The adventure to find dinner begins. After buying some gifts we went to look for a nice place to have our last meal in the country. After being bothered by waiters outside of many establishments we finally settled on one that was apparently just off via del corso. It was awesome. The food was phenomenal and it wasn't packed. It was a nice relaxed Italian dinner which is going to make dinner with my dads side of the family kinda bad cause I'm a little sick of Italian food at this point.
Well we're all packed (at least I am, Kelly has a few more things left) and have to get some sleep so we don't miss our flight. See you when I see you.

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